jt00202@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (07/07/90)
A couple of weeks ago, I posted a note asking for opinions on the Mac Portable. Several people on the net replied. Thank you. Here is summary of the replies. (1) The Mac Portable has 1 Mb on motherboard and is expandable to 2 Mb from Apple. Third party manufacturers raise the limit to 6, or even 9 Mb. Regular SIMM strip won't work because the Mac Partable uses static RAM. (2) The Mac Portable use a 3-1/2"" hard disk from Connor. It's smaller than regular hard disks and consumes less power. The Portable will turn the hard disk off automatically when not in use (to save power). (3) Additional comments from the net: "I love it", "I'd buy it" "The display panel is very sensitive to light, which may make viewing difficult".